diff --git a/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt b/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ed55aad7d..0fbaf31c2c 100644
--- a/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/freetype/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Find dependencies
-set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION "1.8.0")
+set(HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION "2.0.0")
 if (FT_WITH_HARFBUZZ)
   find_package(HarfBuzz ${HARFBUZZ_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 else ()